Application of an Exercise Program Versus Exercise Plus Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis.

University of Alcala

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Capsulitis of Shoulder; Frozen Shoulder

Treatments: Other: manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06497348

10111999

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective is to evaluate whether a treatment program combining manual therapy (joint mobilization) and exercise is more effective in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis than an exercise program applied in isolation.

The researchers will compare both groups (experimental group and control group) using the different techniques.

During the sessions, mobility will be evaluated with a goniometer and data will be recorded to monitor progress, maintaining a confidential record of the data.

Enrollment: 108 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• men and women from 40 to 60 years old, whether or not they carry out physical activity
• intervention through therapeutic exercise and/or joint mobility.

Exclusion criteria

• children
• older people
• people with previous shoulder pathology
• people with cognitive impairment who cannot complete questionnaires
• treatment that does not include exercise or joint mobility
• treatment with machines.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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108 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

The experimental group will receive mobilization treatment and exercises, while the control group will receive only exercises. Weekly one-hour sessions will be held, from Monday to Friday, with two times available for each patient. Changes in pain, mobility and functionality will be recorded in an Excel document to monitor progress. To the experimental group, treated by physiotherapists who know the pathology, Maitland mobilization techniques will be applied, focused on passive neural and joint mobilizations. Flexion-extension, abduction-adduction, and external and internal rotation movements will be performed.

Treatment:

Other: manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group, treated by physiotherapists who will blindly evaluate the patients, will only be prescribed exercises, the same as the experimental group.

Treatment:

Other: manual therapy and exercises (experimental group) or only exercises (control group) in people with frozen shoulder